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Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain ... #PrimaryCare #Differential ... #Back #Pain #BackPain ... #Spinal #Referred ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... Symptoms: • Back ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... #algorithm
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stroke • Spinal ... Cord Injury ... • Chronic Pain
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... , back pain • Imaging ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Severe low back ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... constipation Differential ... cord infarct ... Palpation - lower back
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... with or without back ... pain at/near level ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... management #neurology #differential